Acquisition Strategies in a First and Second Language: Are They the Same?.

Cain, Jacquelin; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Acquisition Strategies in a First and Second Language: Are They the Same?

Cain, Jacquelin; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v14 n2 p333-52 Jun 1987

Investigation of native English-speaking adults' and native Spanish-speaking children's acquisition of noun gender and its function in Spanish revealed significant differences in first- and second-language acquisition, suggesting a developmental progression in acquisition of noun gender for both groups. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Learning Strategies, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Phonology, Second Language Learning, Spanish

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